After deliberating, the jury found a woman accused of killing her goddaughter guilty of murder.

Shawntrell Dawkins faced charges of capital murder, murder and injury to a child in the 2008 death of her goddaughter, Milayna Harris.

She was found guilty of the murder charge and faces a prison sentence of five to 99 years. Her sentencing will begin Thursday.

Wednesday, the jury heard closing arguments after the defense did not call a single witness.

Defense attorney Stuart Leeds told jurors it was her husband, Nakia Dawkins, who killed the toddler.

"He (Nakia) tortured that child to death," Leeds told the jury during closing arguments.

In 2009, a jury found former Fort Bliss soldier Staff Sgt. Nakia Dawkins guilty of injury to a child. At his trial, he testified it was his wife, Shawntrell Dawkins, who killed Milayna.

Dawkins did not take the stand at her trial.

Assistant district attorney and prosecutor Penny Hamilton told the jury both were responsible, and under the law, both can be charged with Milayna's murder.

"People don't get to murder children and turn around and walk away from it," Hamilton told the jury. "That baby died because she (the baby) was beat on the head, and she did it. She was the one with that baby when she died."

The defense seemed to be urging for a hung jury, once again arguing the abuse did not begin until Nakia Dawkins returned from his deployment in Iraq.

The defense also accused the state of using graphic autopsy photos as a desperate attempt to gain sympathy.

Tuesday, one juror became so overwhelmed with emotion while viewing the photos that the judge ordered a recess, after which Leeds asked for a mistrial, alleging the jury was tainted.

As KFOX14 has reported, Milayna Harris's mother, Sheree Harris, left her daughter and 4-year-old son in the care of the Dawkins while she was on deployment in Germany.

The boy also showed signs of abuse.